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2009 Chateau de la Grave Caractere, Cotes de Bourg, France

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Score: 82. When to drink: 2012 to 2017
The Wine-Searcher score of 82/100 is based on the following wine critic score:
Critic Score When to drink
15.5/20   2012 to 2017
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Awards
Award Organization Award Year Result
Concours de Bordeaux Vins d'Aquitaine 2011 Gold
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Grape Variety: Bordeaux Blend Red

A Bordeaux Blend, at its most basic, is any combination of those grape varieties typically used to make the red wines of Bordeaux. The phrase, which seems to have originated with British wine merchants in the 19th Century, relates as much to wines made from the blend as to the grape-variety combination itself. Far from being an officially defined or legal term, it is almost never used for wine-labeling purposes (although it occasionally appears on back labels). Its equivalent in the United States is Meritage, which is not only legally defined, but also a registered trademark.

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Region Hierarchy
  • Cotes de Bourg wine region

    Cotes de Bourg is an appellation of the Bordeaux wine region, producing primarily red wine, but also a small quantity of white. The appellation covers wines made in the area around the town of Bourg, located 12 miles (20 km) north-west of Bordeaux city. Cotes de Bourg was originally intended to be part of the new Cotes de Bordeaux appellation created in 2009, but this did not go ahead.

    The soil types of the Cotes de Bourg are a mixture of clay, sand and gravel in varying proportions; this is to be expected, given Bourg’s location near the confluence of the Dordogne and Garonne rivers. The ... more

  • Cotes de Bordeaux wine region

    The Cotes de Bordeaux appellation was created in 2009 to bring together wines from four existing Bordeaux appellations: Premieres Cotes de Blaye, Cotes de Castillon, Cotes de Francs and the red wines from Cadillac which previously fell under the ... more


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